Lead Manufacturing Test TPM for AI Hardware

Etched; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Housing subsidy

Relocation support

Wellness benefits

Daily meals in office

Unlimited compute budget

Job summary

Etched is seeking a Test Technical Program Manager to drive manufacturing test strategy and execution for transformer-specific AI systems. This role spans hardware test, firmware, software, and manufacturing engineering, coordinating NPI through mass production.

You will lead test development, deployment, ramp, and yield optimization across global partners. The position requires in-person work from San Jose, with international travel to manufacturing partners as needed.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hardware test engineering experience, transitioning into a Technical Program Manager role.
• Background in electrical, systems, validation, or test engineering with cross-functional hardware programs through NPI and production.
• Experience managing manufacturing test programs for complex hardware from development through production.
• Strong understanding of EVT, DVT, PVT and production ramp.
• Experience partnering with hardware, firmware, software, validation, and manufacturing engineering teams.
• Experience working with contract manufacturers, FATP partners, or ODM/OEM manufacturing organizations.
• Excellent cross-functional program management and communication to senior leadership.
• Willingness to work in-person from our San Jose office and travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end execution of manufacturing test programs across prototype, EVT, DVT, PVT, and mass production builds.
• Partner with hardware, firmware, software, systems, validation, and manufacturing engineering teams to define manufacturing test strategy, milestones, and deliverables.
• Coordinate development and deployment of board-level, subsystem, and system-level manufacturing test solutions across L6, L10, and L11 assemblies.
• Drive cross-functional execution to ensure manufacturing test hardware, software fixtures, automation, and infrastructure are ready to support production milestones.
• Partner with contract manufacturers and FATP partners to deploy, validate, and scale manufacturing test processes globally.
• Track manufacturing test readiness, station bring-up, throughput, capacity, coverage, and factory deployment status for assigned programs.
• Lead cross-functional resolution of manufacturing test issues during engineering and production builds through structured root cause analysis and execution tracking.
• Drive manufacturing test yield improvements, failure analysis, retest reduction, and continuous optimization of factory test processes.
• Prepare and communicate manufacturing test status, risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans to engineering leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Travel to domestic and international manufacturing partners to support production readiness, factory bring-up, and critical builds.

Skills

Hardware test engineering

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

NPI experience

EVT/DVT/PVT experience

Contract manufacturers coordination

Test automation

Job description

Etched is seeking a Test Technical Program Manager to drive manufacturing test strategy and execution for transformer-specific AI systems. This role spans hardware test, firmware, software, and manufacturing engineering, coordinating NPI through mass production.

You will lead test development, deployment, ramp, and yield optimization across global partners. The position requires in-person work from San Jose, with international travel to manufacturing partners as needed.